Brush holder



c. H. PIERCE 2,450,736

Oct. 5, 1943.

BRUSH HOLDER Filed June 10. 1946 INVENTOR. ward P/erce C/mr/ed H0 BY h an? A TTOR/VEY,

Patented Oct. 5, 1948 U Nl T 04 BRUSH HOLDER Charles Howard Ifierce, Kalamasoo, Mich.

Application June 10, 1946, Serial No..675,701

achin The main objects of this inventionare:

First, to provide .a brush .holder for paint brushes and the like with which thebrush may bequi-ckly engaged and disengaged-and at the same time one which is effiective in supporting the brush.

Second, to provide a brushholder which maybe supported from-the rim ofa con tainer-andv m.- prising a jaw member which .maybe .vertioally adjusted to accommodate .brushesof .different i the invention will-appear from the description. to

follow. The. invention is defined and poin-ted out in the claims.

Preferred embodiments oft he invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

i i ssa pe spectir y ew, ofatrush h d embodying my invention in operative relation to a container indic'aid. by. dotted, lines.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view in section on a line corresponding to line 2-2-1ofl5!ig. 1.

.Fig. :3 is; an enlarged fragmentary view.- i-n yerttioal section .onia line. corresponding to line vii-3 .-.o:FFig. '2,.-the jawmember iheing shownin one position of adjustment by full lines and in another by dotted lines.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary side elevation of a modified form or embodiment of the invention, the modification being in the brush engaging jaws.

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective View of still another form or embodiment of the invention.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated, the suspending hook or hanger designated generally by the numeral I is formed of a length of wire folded upon itself and bent to provide a downwardly facing hook 2 and depending hanger arms 3, 3. The lower ends of the arms are turned outwardly at 4 to engage the wall of the contrainer and therefore support the hanger arms 3 in spaced relation to the wall of the container. The arms 3 are springable.

The jaw member designated generally by the numeral '5 is formed of a length of wire folded l5. cor sp :lto 3 and :F .4 and 5 di erse outw rd y and andwn onned tov a td an u lier 901 .5

oeive the handle of a brush which .m ay-toe 13116!- sented laterally thereto-that is, presseddaterally between the jaws.

In the embodimentshown in Eigst {Land th upwardly extending arms .I 2 corresponding to the farms 9 av lat ra l tu ned pe nds lz ..ar.- r nged WUQIIQ dr Q1Q4ti B and t rmi ating in forwardly projecting jaws l4.

.I -the mbodimen own in ."Fi 6, thearms 'ns-tqt an a and .1 2 of Figs.

h v in d pr j ctin portions l6. .attheir u-D-pB; ".-fil1:ds terminating in forwardly directed Jawsn al qo these embodiments, th brush ma theasi nga d. an di en g w t iaws andat; the same time is securely supported. The

jaw member is clutching1y engaged with the hanger so that itmay be vertic-allyadjusted to the desired-m orin- I t ,is desirable; fora painter, for example, hay.- ing a number of lbrushes to provide a holder for brush. Flue-holders may be mounted on .ithepontainer where de ired oron a support or engagedpver anail on-t'hewall thus suspending the brush and preventing its bristles being disto-rted.

I have illustrated and described my invention in highly practical embodiments thereof. I have not attempted to illustrate or describe certain embodiments or adaptations which I contemplate as it is believed that this disclosure will enable those skilled in the art to embody or adapt my invention as may be desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A holder for brushes and the like comprising a suspend-ing hook having laterally spaced depending springable arms, and a jaw member formed to provide an upper loop and laterally spaced lower loops, the jaw member being extended upwardly and thence forwardly to provide a ooacting. pair of springable jaws, the straight reaches of both spring-able arms of said suspending hook being disposed through said upper loop, said arms being disposed individually in 3 the lower loops, said arms springably and frictionally engaging the edges of said loops and coacting to provide adjustable clutch engagement with the jaw member.

2. A holder for brushes and the like comprising a suspending hook having laterally spaced depending springable arms with straight center reaches, and a jaw member formed to provide a single loop and a laterally spaced pair of loops spaced vertically from said single loop, said jaw member being extended upwardly and thence forwardly to provide a coasting pair of springable jaws, the straight reaches of both springable arms of said suspending hook being disposed through said single loop, said arms being disposed individually in said pair of loops, said arms springably and frictionally engaging the edges of said loops and coacting to provide adjustable clutch engagement with the jaw member.

3. A holder for brushes and the like eompris ing a suspending hook having laterally spaced depending springable arms with straight center reaches having out-turned lower ends adapted to engage the inner side of a container when the hook is engaged over the rim thereof, and a jaw member formed of a length of wire folded to provide an upper loop and depending arms terminating in lower loops, the outer arms of the lower loops being extended upwardly and terminating in a coasting pair of springable jaws, the springable arms of said suspending hook being disposed through said upper loop, the lower loops being disposed between said arms, said loops springably and frictionally engaging saidarms and coacting to provide adjustable clutch engagement with the arms.

4. A holder for brushes and-the like comprising a suspending hook having laterally spaced depending springable arms, and a jaw member formed of a length of wire folded to provide an upper loop and depending arms terminating in lower loops, the outer arms of the lower loops being extended upwardly and terminating in a coacting pair of springable jaws, the springable arms of said suspending hook being disposed through said upper loop, the lower loops being disposed between said arms, said loops springably and frictionally engaging said arms and meeting to provide adjustable clutch engagement with the arms.

5 5. A holder for paint brushes and the like comprising a hanger, and a jaw member formed integrally of a length of wire folded to provide an upper hanger engaging loop and depending arms terminating in lower hanger engaging loops, the outer arms of the lower loops being extended forwardly and terminating in coasting jaws, said loops springably and frictionally engaging said hanger and coacting to provide adjustable clutch engagement therewith.

6. A holder for brushes and the like comprising a hanger, and a jaw member formed of a length of wire folded and conformed to provide a hanger embracing loop with arms terminating in individual springable hanger engaging members, said wire extended from said individual hanger engaging members to provide springable arms, the arms terminating in brush receiving Jaws.

7. A brush holder comprising a hanger having a suspending hook adapted to engage the rim of a container and a jaw member formed of a length of wire folded and bent to provide an upper loop receiving the hanger and depending arms terminating in lower loops springably engaging the hanger, the outer arms of the lower loops being extended upwardly and terminating in coacting brush engaging jaws.

8. A holder for brushes and the like comprising a hanger having depending laterally spaced springable arms, and a jaw member formed of wire folded and conformed to provide a loop disposed around said arms and with the ends of said wire extending between said arms and forming brush receiving jaws on the opposite side of said arms from the closed end of said loop.

9. A holder for brushes and the like comprising a. hanger having depending laterally spaced arms, and a jaw member formed of wire folded and conformed to provide a loop disposed around said arms and with the ends of said wire extending between said arms and having portions overlapping said arms on the same side thereof as the closed end of said loop and being further extended to form brush engaging jaws.

CHARLES HOWARD PIERCE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 0 Number Name Date 1,024,841 Emery Apr. 30, 1912 1,527,980 Jones et al "Mar. 3, 1925 2,289,701 Engel et al July 14, 1942 

